Plant Protection Science (2017) 53, 181-186

Jan Kabícek (2017)
Phytoseiid mites on Quercus cerris in an urban park
Plant Protection Science 53 (3), 181-186
Abstract: The community of phytoseiid mites on the leaves of non-indigenous Quercus cerris was studied in an intensively managed urban park during the years 2012–2014. Five phytoseiid species, namely Kampimodromus aberrans, Typhloseiulus peculiaris, Euseius finlandicus, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) pyri, and Paraseiulus triporus, were found on the studied oak leaves; three of them are generalist predators. K. aberrans and T. peculiaris were the dominant species (88.5% of all sampled phytoseiids), of which K. aberrans was the significantly most abundant species on the inspected oak leaves. Non-native Q. cerris can serve as a favourable host plant and refuge for certain phytoseiid species in environmentally unfriendly urban areas.
(The abstract is excluded from the Creative Commons licence and has been copied with permission by the publisher.)
Full text of article

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation

---

Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Typhlodromus pyri (predator)			Czech Republic
Euseius finlandicus (predator)			Czech Republic
Kampimodromus aberrans (predator)			Czech Republic
Paraseiulus triporus (predator)			Czech Republic
Typhloseiulus peculiaris (predator)			Czech Republic